Description: A caption on top of the picture says "Earth is littered with the ruins of empires that believed themselves to be endless."
Underneath is a picture of an abandoned store, on five slabs of concrete the name "Sears" is still visible.

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

They shifted too hard into the retail market. They refused to do an online store and actually discontinued their mail catalog in the 90s.

They had the infrastructure in place, the experience, and more. They should have taken over the online world, but left the door open for Amazon.

People would mail-order houses from them in their prime.